The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission announces open meetings in Washington, DC on August 11-12, 2010, September 14-15, 2010, September 29-30, 2010, and October 12-14, 2010, to consider the first and later rounds of drafts of material for its 2010 Annual Report to Congress that have been prepared for its consideration, and to make modifications to those drafts.

The Coalition of Service Industries will holding its annual Global Services Summit on September 22, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Summit, which is on "Breaking the Deadlock on Services Trade and Investment," will feature speakers such as U.S. Commerce Secretary Locke, U.S. Trade Representative Kirk, World Trade Organization Director General Lamy, House Ways and Means Chairman Levin and Ranking Member Camp, and various foreign trade ministers.

The Foreign Agricultural Service's July 2010 Citrus Update states that global production and trade, which is estimated at 49.8 million metric ton (MMT) and 3.5 MMT, are both down 5 percent from the January forecast. Production in Brazil declined 8 percent, from 17.8 MMT to 16.2 MMT, due to excessive rainfall during blossoming and fruit development. U.S. orange trade is expected to continue to rise in response to strong demand from Canada and South Korea and larger exportable supplies. However, South African exports are expected to decline due to reduced exportable supplies and weaker demand from Russia and the Middle East.

The Foreign Agricultural Service has issued a July 2010 report on world dairy trade. While the U.S. has long been an attractive market for dairy imports, in recent years, imports both on a fat and skim milk equivalent basis have been declining. In terms of fat basis imports, this decline has been particularly pronounced with respect to cheeses. It appears that the historically attractive price margin created by high U.S. cheese prices relative to world prices has diminished leading foreign exporters to shift their focus to emerging markets. For skim solids, U.S. imports dropped rapidly in 2009 and are expected to drop further in 2010. Imports of skim solids are largely accounted for by casein, milk protein concentrates and whey products. The same factors affecting cheese imports are probably responsible for skim's fall.

The Food Safety Inspection Service's Import Permit Guide for Products with Small Amounts of Meat and Poultry, issued in April 2009, is available in the following languages, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese. The Guide details the requirement that importers of FSIS-exempt food products (e.g. dry soup mixes, bouillion cubes) that contain small amounts (less than 2%) of meat or poultry that comes from an animal disease country will not be granted a new (or renewed) APHIS import permit unless FSIS makes a determination that the meat or poultry ingredient is from an approved source.

The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:

Various U.S. government agencies are seeking comments on the following information collections for which they have requested or intend to request Office of Management and Budget approval or extension of approval (see notices for specific details):

The State Department announces that its Shipping Coordinating Committee will conduct two separate open meetings on September 2 and September 10, 2010, to prepare for the upcoming sessions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC); and of the IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC), respectively.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation is reporting for the quarter January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010, on foreign assistance provided under section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, and on transfers or allocations of funds to other federal agencies under section 619(b) of the Act.

In conjunction with the State Department's designation of Harakat-ul Jihad Islami (HUJI) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, the Treasury Department has designated HUJI's commander, Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, for supporting acts of terrorism and for acting for or on behalf of HUJI pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which freezes any assets Kashmiri has under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in any transactions with him.